I got troubles oh, but not today
Cause they're gonna wash away
They're gonna wash away

And I have sins Lord, but not today
Cause they're gonna wash away
They're gonna wash away

And I had friends oh, but not today
Cause they're done washed away
They're done washed away

And oh, I've been cryin'
And oh, I've been cryin'
And oh, no more cryin'
No, no more cryin' here

We get along Lord, but not today
Cause we gonna wash away
We gonna wash away

And I got troubles oh, but not today
Cause they gonna wash away
This old heart gonna take them away

-Joe Purdy

Well even though the blog is entitled Brent in New Zealand, I am going to continue writing about Brent in the USA.

At this point I am just chillin out and picking up odd jobs. That includes helping my neighbour put an addition on his house and painting one of the wings of my dad's office building. How enthralling.

I spent the weekend in Maine at my friend Colleen's house with a bunch of mates. It was fun to just relax and hang out.

There are a few more weeks until the Timberman triathlon, and I'm getting excited already.

My bed is covered in clothes and the like, and I need to go to sleep, so I guess I should take care of that (aka throw them all on the floor then back on the bed tomorrow). Hope everyone's doing well wherever you may be.

Back in the States.

Weird.

I haven't really jet-lagged or anything, but something just seems off. I don't know what it is, but something about being back here just makes me uncomfortable. But at the same time it's good to be back to everything I know.

Back in Wellington for the moment...

I left Sydney on Saturday and flew up to Brisbane. Stayed at Bunk Backpackers that evening and received an un-fulfilling sleep filled with thumping music from the bar downstairs and a kid who sounded an awful lot like Charlie from LOST barging into the room and turning all the lights on and waking everyone up twice. The joys of hostel 8shares...



I walked around the very nice city the next day and then in the evening after being not picked up by the shuttle service which led to a nice and stressful trip to the airport. But I got there, and I'm here now. I stayed with Claire last night and am here in the cube now for my last night in New Zealand. I'm sad to be leaving but looking forward to many things back home as well. Tomorrow I depart Wellington at 6 and arrive Auckland around 7. Then I depart Auckland and bid farewell to this beautiful and unique country at 9:30PM for my trip back to the Western hemisphere.

Here's a photo of the world famous Sydney Opera House for you.

We went to the Sydney Aquarium today, and saw many very cool animals including blue penguins, a platypus, giant sting rays, sea turtles, and of course sharks. But I'd say the coolest/most interesting would have to be the weedy sea dragon. Never did I imagine such an aquatic creature existed. Check out the supplied picture (I didn't take it).

I don't really have the energy to make a long blog post tonight, but I am now in Australia. I have yet to see any koalas or kangaroos but I'm sure I will, soon enough. I have, on the other hand, seen little wild rabbits hopping around next to walkways, very brightly colored green, red, yellow, and pink birds, and a cross between a dove and a pigeon with a mohawk.

I am currently living about a minute walk away from a great beach with a rock pool. It's neat but very cold.

Kels and I went up to the Blue Mountains today in Katoomba via the train which took about 4 hours for the return trip. We spent the day walking around, taking in sights, and visiting different cafes and restaurants.

I finished Darkly Dreaming Dexter and was disappointed. Not a very fulfilling read. Onto No Country for Old Men.